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London, England, United Kingdom
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Meteor shower
Draconids
Around 7 an hour
Best around 7:53 PM
The night7:53 PM – 5:44 AM+1
The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.
Best in the early evening, unlike most showers, which are best before dawn. Usually quiet, but it has produced storms of thousands an hour, in 1933 and 1946. Comes from comet Giacobini-Zinner.
That night
Aurora chance
Very Low
7:10 PM – 6:26 AM
That morning
Sunrise
Good
7:12 AM
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 25 camera photos of past sunrises here.
Satellite
Tiangong space station
Modest pass, SSW to SSE
Rose 6:18 AM
Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.
Sunset
Good
6:22 PM
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 4 well-rated past sunsets here.
Moon
Waning crescent
5% lit
4:26 AM – 5:23 PM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
How this day turned out
Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom
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